Evidence that excitatory amino acids mediate afferent input to the primate somatosensory thalamus

Brain Research

Volumn 728, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-273

  Dougherty, P M ^a   Li, Y J ^a   Lenz, F A ^a   Rowland, L ^a   Mittman, S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA; Glutamate; Kainate; Microiontophoresis; Monkey; Neurotransmission; NMDA; Pain

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MONKEY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030605821     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00550-1     Document Type: Article

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